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They Came to Blow Up America 1943 Directed by Edward Ludwig

THEY CAME TO DESTROY YOUR HOME...YOUR LEADERS...YOUR LIFE!

Based on a true incident that occurred in 1942 when nine Nazi saboteurs were put ashore on the coast of Long Island, New York, by submarine, with orders to blow up various defense installations.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , War
Production Company 20th Century Fox
Release Date 7 May 1943
73 mins
Cast
George Sanders
George Sanders Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter
Ward Bond
Ward Bond FBI Chief Craig
Anna Sten
Anna Sten Frau Reiter
Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey Col. Taeger
Sig Ruman
Sig Ruman Dr. Herman Holger
Ludwig Stössel
Ludwig Stössel Papa Julius Steelman
Robert Barrat
Robert Barrat Capt. Kranz
Poldi Dur
Poldi Dur Helga Lorenz (as Poldy Dur)
Ralph Byrd
Ralph Byrd Burkhardt
Elsa Janssen
Elsa Janssen Mama Henrietta Steelman
Rex Williams
Rex Williams Eichner
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw Zellerbach
Sven Hugo Borg
Sven Hugo Borg Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
Kurt Katch
Kurt Katch Schonzeit
Otto Reichow
Otto Reichow Adam, S.S. Trooper
John Banner
John Banner Gestapo Agent
Ruth Brady
Ruth Brady Secretary
Etta McDaniel
Etta McDaniel Theresa
Crew
Director
Edward Ludwig
Edward Ludwig
Writer
Aubrey Wisberg
Aubrey Wisberg
Producer
Lee S. Marcus
Lee S. Marcus
Cinematography
Lucien N. Andriot
Lucien N. Andriot
Composers
Arthur Lange
Arthur Lange
Leigh Harline
Leigh Harline
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Editor
Nick DeMaggio
Nick DeMaggio
Story
Michael Jacoby
Michael Jacoby
Art Direction
James Basevi
James Basevi